Funding - Master of Arts in Higher Education and Master of Public Policy Dual-Degree Program

We are commited to helping our students find funding to cover tuition and educational expense. There are numerous scholarships and funds for which students are automatically considered. We will let you know if you qualify for any of the awards and what amount of support it includes.

An integral part of the program is a required two-term (fall and winter) internship, selected by you based upon your career goals. These opportunities are developed specifically for higher education master’s students and most include a paid hourly stipend.

Upon acceptance into the CSHPE master’s program, you will be given detailed information about the internship application process. If you have questions about CSHPE departmental funding, including information on internships, contact the coordinator for master's program activities. On occasion, master's students have secured graduate student instructor or graduate student staff assistant positions through other departments to meet the internship requirement. Information on those opportunities can be found on the U-M Academic Human Resources website.

In addition to the funding that we'll find for you when you're admitted, there are even more financial resources that might be available to you!

Scholarships

Alumnae Council Scholarships
are available to you when you're a second-year student. Note: You will find the scholarship listing under the section Scholarship Notification and Renewal (fourth listing from the top under the heading Scholarship Name).

The International Institute
lists numerous fellowships and awards for students interested in foreign languages and international studies.

Levi L. Barbour Fellowship for Women from the Orient
In 1914 the bequest of Levi L. Barbour established a scholarship program at the University of Michigan for women of the highest academic and professional caliber from the area formerly known as the Orient (encompassing the lands extending from Turkey in the west to Japan and the Philippines in the east) to study modern science, medicine, mathematics and other academic disciplines and professions critical to the development of their native lands.

Private Scholarships
Many private scholarships for college students are offered each year by a variety of organizations.

The Rackham Master's Award
is a competitive award open to newly admitted students in a Rackham graduate degree program; it provides three semesters of funding that includes tuition, two full semesters of fees and living expenses, and an academic year of health and dental insurance.

Travel Grants

Rackham Travel Grants
help students defray traveling expenses incurred to present a poster or paper at a conference.

Research Support

Rackham Research Grants
are designed to support students who need assistance to carry out research that advances their progress toward their degree. If you are a doctoral student, you may qualify twice for these funds, once before candidacy and once as a candidate. If you're a master’s student, then you are eligible to receive one of these grants.

Emergency Funding

The Center for the Education of Women
offers Critical Difference Grants for students in emergency situations. To receive Critical Difference Grants students must set up an appointment with a counselor in the Center for the Education of Women (CEW).

Rackham Graduate School
administers a Student Emergency Fund to help in case of medical, dental, or mental health emergencies for yourself or, in some circumstances, for your immediate family members.